[asterisk-users] Dial plan order of operations

[Steve Edwards]

On Mon, 24 Sep 2012, Asterisk Newb wrote:

> Thanks, situated the problem with the following:
> 
> exten => _212555.,1,Authenticate(/etc/asterisk/pins||3,j)
> exten => _212555.,2,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:3}@level3,90,tr)

Two suggestions:

1) Using the 'n' priority will make your dialplans more maintainable.

2) Using a more 'explicit' pattern like '_212555xxxx' will result in a 
more responsive dialplan* because Asterisk 'knows' it is looking for a 10 
digit number and won't have to 'wait' to see if it has the whole number. 
(For circuits that don't deliver the DID/DNIS all at once.)

Using an 'open ended' pattern could also expose you to unexpected 
outcomes.

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Thanks in advance,
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